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Which Canon or Nikon? There are a number of different mirrorless cameras from the three major manufacturers of full frame cameras, not to mention other camera s

Which Canon or Nikon? There are a number of different mirrorless cameras from the three major manufacturers of full frame cameras, not to mention other camera systems like APS-C or Micro 4/3. There is not a generic brand advantage from one manufacturer to another. An A1 would not be your first Sony camera even if you decided to buy Sony. It's a professional camera, and it's professional in the sense that it has features needed by professionals. It won't automatically make your pictures any better if you use it vs. something less expensive. If you have mad money, then go for it, but understand that you're more or less just burning cash for next to no reason. For an amateur (i.e. anyone who is inclined to ask which camera to choose by brand name), all three brands have cameras that are more than sufficient to meet your needs. Among Sony full-frame devices, the current gen choice would be an A7 IV. Or if you're smart, you'd save yourself some money and buy an A7 III instead. The main question is not "which brand makes the best camera" but, "which brand has the lenses I want." And the proper way to think about lenses for an amateur is to think about their speed, focal length (zoom level), price, and "convenience" -- weight, size, weather sealing.

voisin 5y ago
Right, I understand the concept, and I suppose I should have been clearer. Compared to the same level camera by Nikon or Canon, why did you choose Sony? I used to shoot with a D2X (dating myself here), and at the time Sony was not a serious contender at this level, at least among anyone I knew or any research I did. Everything was Nikon or Canon. Sony and Fujifilm seem to have some excellent cameras these days and I’m interested in what drew you to Sony versus the equivalent from Nikon or Canon? Also, have the workflows improved on any of these in the last 15 years or is it still dump raw from the physical card to the computer and edit? Anything that lets you sync to a cloud storage when plugged in after a day of shooting?
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
  There are some cloud sync workflows but the size of the raw files has also grown substantially over the years. Raws on my rx100 are 20+MB and the raws on the 50mpix cameras are correspondingly larger. In general I have found that Sony is not so good on the software side. It remains fastest, at least as of two years ago, to sync with a physical cable or with an SD card drive. Sony is very much a serious contender now. For a number of years they were the undisputed leader in a few areas, mainly value for money and autofocus performance. Everyone complains about Sony menu ergonomics although I personally don't find it to be much of a hindrance. There seems to be some evidence that canon and Nikon are catching up on some of the performance metrics. On the other hand, for a long time Sony suffered from a shallower catalog of lenses but that grows less and less true by the day. For example they just released a trio of enthusiast compact prime lenses that according to reports I've read rival the best lenses of this type through history. On the dpreview article about the camera you can see some spec sheet-level comparisons. https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a1-review/2 https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a1-review/2

voisin 5y ago

Right, I understand the concept, and I suppose I should have been clearer. Compared to the same level camera by Nikon or Canon, why did you choose Sony? I used to shoot with a D2X (dating myself here), and at the time Sony was not a serious contender at this level, at least among anyone I knew or any research I did. Everything was Nikon or Canon. Sony and Fujifilm seem to have some excellent cameras these days and I’m interested in what drew you to Sony versus the equivalent from Nikon or Canon? Also, have the workflows improved on any of these in the last 15 years or is it still dump raw from the physical card to the computer and edit? Anything that lets you sync to a cloud storage when plugged in after a day of shooting?

asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
There are some cloud sync workflows but the size of the raw files has also grown substantially over the years. Raws on my rx100 are 20+MB and the raws on the 50mpix cameras are correspondingly larger. In general I have found that Sony is not so good on the software side. It remains fastest, at least as of two years ago, to sync with a physical cable or with an SD card drive. Sony is very much a serious contender now. For a number of years they were the undisputed leader in a few areas, mainly value for money and autofocus performance. Everyone complains about Sony menu ergonomics although I personally don't find it to be much of a hindrance. There seems to be some evidence that canon and Nikon are catching up on some of the performance metrics. On the other hand, for a long time Sony suffered from a shallower catalog of lenses but that grows less and less true by the day. For example they just released a trio of enthusiast compact prime lenses that according to reports I've read rival the best lenses of this type through history. On the dpreview article about the camera you can see some spec sheet-level comparisons. https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a1-review/2 https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a1-review/2